AARON NATALIA S ARAH JAMES O. HUBBARD CASTILLA SHIPPOBOTHAM HANSEN
Musical Director/Conductor
Choreographer TOM GRIFFIN NATALIE MALOTKE
Director
MELINDA PFUNDSTEIN
Casting by BOB CLINE
Original motion picture produced by Michael Roiff/Night & Day Pictures World premiere produced by the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, August 2, 2015
Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer
Peter Duchan, Script Consultatnt for A.R.T. Production
WAITRESS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Assistant Model Maker ................................................................. Liam Klingberg
Deck Crew ............................................................. Nate Ginsberg, William Hadden,
Joshua Kulikowski, Abish Noble, Amber Stafford
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
I can heal. I can breathe. I can feel myself believe. My heart’s at the wheel now.
At first glance Waitress is a story about pie. About the sweetness of a dream and the bitter crust of what life – and sometimes the people we trust can sometimes dish out. But more than that, it’s a story about choice.
Behind every door is a world we may never fully see or understand. We are so quick to name things right or wrong, to declare who or what is good or bad, to reduce love to a choice of whether to stay or go. But our hearts are so big. Big enough to hold the complexity of the in-between.
Jenna’s journey is not just about leaving or staying. It’s about reclaiming. Reclaiming the sound of her voice. The shape of her joy. The rhythm of her life. And in that reclamation, we’re reminded that the medicine we seek—confidence, clarity, courage, connection—already resides within. Sometimes it just needs the right moment, the right person, the right expression of brave truth to call it forward.
In a world that often tells us how to be, who to love, what to buy, and when to speak, Waitress invites us to remember something vital: We get to choose. To choose love. To choose peace. To choose each other.
This story is for anyone who has ever felt stuck, silenced, or small. For anyone who has ever wondered if there’s more. For anyone facing a choice point, hoping for a sign.
May this be your sign to bravely inch forward–head and heart online at once, to navigate the space between, to claim and create the life of your dreams.
And if all else fails, bake the pie. Or whatever your heart is calling to create. That’s where healing often begins.
Melinda Pfundstein Director
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Giving space to playwrights, composers, and lyricists to work with directors, designers, and actors is critical to the process of making new work come to life. Of course, the last and most exciting component in this development is adding you, the audience. So many of our patrons are fans of new work, and I believe it is the responsibility of regional theatres, like PTC, to support and promote the development of new plays and musicals in their theatres. Without such support, this art form will not continue to grow and thrive.
If you paid close attention to the playbill from our last production, you may recall that in it, I broke down the first half of the 25/26 lineup. Now, please enjoy part two. Next season, I am truly excited to share a brand-new musical with you, a beautiful story exploring one day in the life of sixteen-year-old Mike and his family who, we might say, have a lot going on. Ten Brave Seconds is a world premiere musical by Jeff Talbott and Will Van Dyke that not only demonstrates our commitment to championing new work, but also allows our audience to be among the first to see what we hope will become a classic American musical.
The thrills don’t stop there: our fifth show of the season, Rajiv Joseph’s King James, will be staged at the Meldrum Theatre, which gives us a wonderful opportunity to produce smaller plays in an intimate space. King James is an experience to be shared with your best friend, or favorite sports lover, and will bring poignancy and laughter to the spring at PTC.
We are closing our season with Come From Away, and what I am certain is a musical that will touch the hearts and souls of every audience member. I am so proud to be able to share this wonderful piece of theatre with this community, at a time when so many wonder if hope, kindness, and compassion are still qualities that exist in the world. Based on true events during the nightmare of 9/11, Come From Away will put to rest any question of the power of humanity.
Next year will be a season not to be missed—so renew your subscription now! In the meantime, thank you for supporting live theatre, have a wonderful summer, and enjoy the show.
Karen Azenberg
PTC Artistic Director
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KYLE BRAND* (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be returning to PTC! He’s currently an Atlanta-based director and choreographer, with regional acting credits of Mary Poppins (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Oliver! (Pioneer Theatre Co.); Mary Poppins, Matilda (Northern Stage); and A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas (Hartford Stage Co.). As a director, his work includes Side By Side by Sondheim (Northern Stage); Tenderly, Avenue Q, Altar Boyz (Playhouse on Park); Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees (Monomoy Theatre); and Titanic (The Hartt School). As a choreographer: A Gentleman’s Guide… , The Legend of the Georgia McBride (Florida Rep); Beauty and the Beast, Once, Mamma Mia!, (Northern Stage); Spamalot, Godspell (New London Barn Playhouse); and Escape to Margaritaville (Wagon Wheel). He holds his BFA in Music Theatre from the Hartt School.
MARJORIE FAILONI* (Ensemble/ Nurse Norma) is thrilled to return to Pioneer. Broadway: Escape to Margaritaville (Dance Captain/ Tammy u/s.). National Tours: 9 to 5, High School Musical. Favorite credits: Escape to Margaritaville (La Jolla), White Christmas (Tuacahn), A Christmas Story (Goodspeed, Tuacahn, Paper Mill), Anything Goes (MUNY, PCLO), Something Rotten! (Pioneer Theatre Company), Oklahoma! (NSMT), High School Musical 2! (TOTS), The Little Mermaid (TUTS/ Dallas/LaMirada), 42nd Street (MSMT), Shrek (MUNY), and Elf and The Witches of Eastwick (Ogunquit). Choreographer: World Premiere of Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut Critics Circle Awards Nominee Outstanding Choreography), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Disney Wish). BFA University of Michigan. Thanks to Karen, Natalie, Melinda, Tom, CTG, friends, and my family! @mfailoni marjoriefailoni.com
AARON ARNELL HARRINGTON* (Cal) is a native of Durham, North Carolina, and is SO honored to make his Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Recently ending his four-year run in New York City’s Little Shop of Horrors, Aaron made history as the longest running “Voice of Audrey II,” both on, and Off-Broadway. He’s made appearances
on major talk shows including The Tonight Show & Good Morning America, as well as his personal favorite highlight, performing for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. Other credits: RENT (Tom Collins; 20th Anniversary National Tour), Gun & Powder (Paper Mill Playhouse premiere); voiceover: Melon’s House Party (Wondery), The Moon is Cheese (The Puppet Kitchen); and film: INFLUENCE. Huge shoutout to my DGRW family! Last, but certainly not least, Dad— this one’s for you. @aayron.
BEN JACOBY* (Dr. Pomatter) happily returns to PTC with Waitress. Previously at PTC: Ted Hinton in Bonnie and Clyde. Broadway: Barry Mann in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. National Tour: Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Mark Livingstone in Irish Rep’s OCC-nominated The Streets of New York, Odysseus in York Theatre Company’s World Premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written (Cast Album). Regional: LaJolla Playhouse, Milwaukee Rep., Ogunquit Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, La Mirada Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Gulfshore Playhouse, Weston Playhouse, Maine State Music Theatre, and more. Television: The Good Wife (CBS), Madame Secretary (CBS), and When They See Us (Netflix).
VINCENT ORTEGA* (Ensemble) Broadway/National Tours: Mamma Mia!, On Your Feet!, and In the Heights. Regional: On Your Feet! (Papermill Playhouse), In the Heights as Piragua Guy, Saturday Night Fever (DJ Monty), Peter and the Starcatcher (Black Stash), and Shrek (Lord Farquaad). Film/TV: Westworld, Movie 43, Enchanted, the VMAs, AMAs, and projects for Netflix, Disney Channel, Warner Brothers, and most recently, Nickelodeon. His versatility extends to the music industry, where he has had the privilege of working with artists such as Ricky Martin, Janet Jackson, the Black Eyed Peas, Ice Cube, and Camila Cabello. Big thank You to Pioneer Theatre Company and Natalie Malotke. Follow Vincent: @VinceOrtega www.VinceOrtega.com
WILLIAM PARRY* (Joe) is pleased to return to Pioneer Theatre Company, having played Sen. Higgins in the premiere of Alabama Story and J.
Pulitzer in Newsies. He was in the original casts of eleven Broadway productions, including: Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George and Passion (both filmed for PBS); Agamemnon at Lincoln Center; Gypsy with Bernadette Peters, Camelot (understudy to Richard Burton and Richard Harris); Groundhog Day; and the original Jesus Christ Superstar (’71). Off-Broadway: original productions of Sondheim’s Assassins and Road Show; and Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center, among others. National tours: A Few Good Men, Memphis, and Titanic (Capt. E.J. Smith). Some 40 regional productions, including Joe Keller in All My Sons. Numerous TV and Film credits. Radio: two seasons on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion.
DANIEL PLIMPTON* (Ogie) is very happy to be eating pie in one of his favorite cities! Previous Pioneer: Nigel in Something Rotten! and Bill Cagney in Cagney. Other Salt Lake City: The Book of Mormon First National Tour (SLC debut) and Spring Awakening National Tour (SLC debut). Other Tour: White Christmas. Highlights include Bobby Child in Crazy for You (Asolo Rep), Cosmo Brown in Singin’ In The Rain (Arrow Rock, Engeman), Davey in Newsies (North Carolina Theatre), Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Engeman), The Secret Garden and A Christmas Carol (Denver Center), Maine State, Fulton, Flat Rock, Maltz Jupiter, Sharon, Bucks County, Paper Mill. BFA: Boston Conservatory. Thanks to Karen, Melinda, Lexi, and everyone at PTC! For Abue and Gavin.
LEXI RABADI* (Dawn) is grateful to be returning to beautiful Salt Lake City and Pioneer Theatre Company, having last been seen as Portia in Something Rotten! in 2022. Most recently, Lexi was in the original cast of the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which was a “Bloody-Dream-Come-True Pie.” Other favorite credits include Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Maine State Music Theatre) and Laura in The Glass Menagerie (Fulton Theatre). Bottom-of-the-heart thanks to Bob, Karen, Teresa, and this incredible company of artists. Endless love to family. “Stay Humble. Make Something.”
CLAIRE SAUNDERS* (Jenna) Pioneer debut! Seattle native turned New Yorker. Broadway: Sweeney Todd. Select Off-Broadway & Regional credits: The Rat Trap (Ruby Raymond), The Importance of Being Earnest (Cecily), Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Betty Haynes), School Girls; or the African Mean Girls Play (Ericka), Cyrano (Orange Girl), The Wolves (#8), and In the Heights (Vanessa). TV/Film: Daredevil: Born Again (Disney), Modern Love (Amazon), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Tell Me a Story (CBS), The Good Cop (Netflix), Wild Eyed & Wicked (The Old Way Movie), The Intern (Warner Bros), CitiBank commercial. Carnegie Mellon Graduate. Aside from the acting thing, Claire dabbles in running a tech startup, all things fitness, and anxiety. Thanks to BRS/Gage. Love to her people (especially Alanna, Dev & Lex).
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BRENT THIESSEN* (Earl) For PTC: Jersey Boys, Putting It Together. Brent is a Canadian-born actor living in New York City. He originated the role of John in the new musical adaptation of Iris Rainer Dart’s BEACHES and is currently developing the role of saxophone legend Gerry Mulligan for her upcoming play Mulligan & Me. As part of the original first national company of Pretty Woman: The Musical, Brent was the first Canadian to perform the starring role of Edward Lewis in Garry Marshall and Bryan Adams’ stage version of the iconic film. Brent recently helped lead an all-star cast for Broadway Sacramento as Prince Topher in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a role he previously starred in for the Walnut Street Theatre. His favorite pie is lemon meringue. www.BrentThiessen.com
CANDICE MARIE WOODS* (Becky) (they/she) This native Texan has performed all over the United States, Canada, and internationally. They are so excited to join the Pioneer Theatre Company cast of Waitress as Becky. Broadway: Hairspray the Musical (Dynamite/us little Inez), Catch Me If You Can (OBC-Ensemble), Nice Work If You Can Get It (OBC-Flo/Ensemble), The Book of Mormon (Ensemble/us Nabulungi), and Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations (OBC-Diana Ross). National tours: Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on
WHO’S WHO
Stage (lead female vocalist), Legally Blonde the Musical (Pilar), and 1776 (Joseph Hewes/us John Adams). Regional: Smokey Joe’s Café (Brenda) and Trouble in Mind (Millie Davis). International: Worklight Production/OD Company Korean Tour of Dreamgirls (Deena Jones) and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Diva). They send love to their family and friends for their continued support, with special Titi kisses for Jolie, Ava, and Sean.
JORDAN CRUZ (Ensemble) is delighted to return to the Pioneer Theatre stage after performing in Elf, The Prom, The Rocky Horror Show, Bonnie & Clyde, and most recently as Francine in Jersey Boys. Jordan will receive her BFA in Musical Theatre on the same day she opens this dream show! Jordan would love to thank her family, friends, professors, and PTC for their support!
ZETH DIXON (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be joining this production of Waitress. Regional Credits: Rent (Tom Collins), A Chorus Line (Mark / u.s Richie), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Pharaoh/Zebulun). He gives all glory to God and a HUGE thank you to DGRW, his family, close friends; and the teachers, mentors, and loved ones who have supported him along the way. Instagram: @zethdixon
LUKE FOTI (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his PTC debut as a senior in the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre Program. Recent roles include Moritz in Spring Awakening and Chiron in The Lightning Thief (Babcock Theatre). He would love to thank his wonderful friends and family for their continued support throughout the years.
KAMALUONALANI MATTHIAS
(Ensemble/Jenna’s Mother) is currently based out of Philly, and is very excited to spend some time in the mountains of Utah! Previous roles include Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Massenet’s Cendrillon (La Fee), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Millie) and Goblin Market workshop (Christina Rossetti). “Thank you to my beloved friends and family for your support, love you all!” IG: Kamaluonalani B.A. Voice Performance, BYU-Hawai’i, M.M. Vocal Arts, Temple University.
COURTNEY MCMULLIN (Ensemble/ Francine) is thrilled to be making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Favorite credits include Heather Chandler (Heathers: the Musical), Kira (Xanadu), Missy (The Winter Wonderettes), Hope Cladwell (Urinetown), and Octet Caroler (A Christmas Carol, HCT). Many thanks and much love to my husband, friends, and mentors. @courtney.rae.mcmullin | courtneymcmullin.com
IRIS FERNELIUS (Lulu at certain performances) is so excited to make her Pioneer Theatre Company debut as Lulu in Waitress! Iris is no stranger to performing, as she has been a part of several commercial projects. Iris recently performed on stage for the very first time, in the musical Ragtime (Little Coalhouse) at HCTRuth. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their love and support!
HAILEY HARDING (Lulu at certain performances) is a talented 5-yearold making her breakout debut with Pioneer Theatre Company as Lulu in Waitress! She loves dance, tumbling, and gymnastics. She is excited to continue exploring the world of theatre and looks forward to bringing joy to audiences with her performance. She is grateful for the support from her family and friends!
HAZEL WILDE PEARCE (Lulu at certain performances) is so excited to make her stage debut at just 4 years old! When she’s not performing, you can find her enjoying soccer, gymnastics, or playing with her huge collection of stuffed animals. As she dreams about the future, Hazel hopes to become a vet one day. She is a fantastic skier and golfer, loves playing with her friends, and pillow fights with her dad. Above all, Hazel wants everyone to know how much she loves her family!
JESSIE NELSON (Book) wrote the musical Waitress with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles. The show played on Broadway for 4 years and moved to the West End in London. Sara and Jessie went on to create the show Little Voice which they Executive Produced with JJ Abrams for Apple TV. Jessie wrote, directed and produced Corrina, Corrina and I Am Sam starring Sean Penn, who received an Academy
Award nomination for his performance. Among her other directing credits are Curb Your Enthusiasm and Love, the Coopers with Diane Keaton. Her writing credits include Step Mom and The Story of Us . She produced Fred Claus and Danny Collins. In London, Jessie directed Alice By Heart which she co-wrote with Steven Sater with music by Duncan Sheik at the National Theater Connections Program and again at MCC in NYC. She began her career as an actress at the Public Theater working with the award-winning experimental theater Mabou Mines and at the New York Shakespeare Festival. She wrote the children’s book Labracadabra. She has been the Artistic Director of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.
SARA BAREILLES (Music & Lyrics) can next be seen starring in the upcoming Tina Fey series, GIRLS5EVA. Bareilles first achieved mainstream critical praise in 2007 with her widely successful hit “Love Song,” which reached No. 1 in 22 countries around the world from her debut album Little Voice. Since then, Sara has gone on to receive seven Grammy® nominations throughout her career, which include Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Love Song” and one Album of the Year for her highly acclaimed third studio album, The Blessed Unrest. Her book, Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song, was released in the fall of 2015 by Simon & Schuster and is a New York Times best seller. Making her Broadway debut Sara composed the music and lyrics for Waitress, for which she received her first Tony® Award nomination for Best Score and a 2017 Grammy® Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. She also made her Broadway acting debut in 2017 by stepping into the lead role in Waitress. 2018 was a big year for Sara, she co-hosted the Tony Awards®, was nominated for an Emmy® and Grammy® for her role in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert and was awarded with the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Hal David Starlight Award. Sara also teamed up with Apple as an executive producer for Little Voice a 10-episode series, for which she created the original music. What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress, her most recent solo studio album, is out on Epic Records. On April 5, 2019 Sara released her fifth full-length and first album of original material since 2013, entitled Amidst the Chaos. For this latest body of work, she joined forces in the studio with legendary Academy® Award-winning producer T Bone Burnett. As a result, the album spotlights her voice as a singer and
storyteller like never before, while making an enduring statement.
MELINDA PFUNDSTEIN (Director) Previous directing credits include Silent Sky, The Book of Will, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Merchant of Venice, The Virgin Queen and Her Fool (Words3), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (tour) for Utah Shakespeare Festival, where she has been a member of the creative company for over 25 years. Recent credits also include The Tempest, (University of Utah) and Every Brilliant Thing (Lake Dillon Theatre Company). Other credits include Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Skylight, and First Stage Children’s Theatre. Melinda is recipient of the Fred Adams Excellence in the Arts Award, currently serves as Executive Director of Community & Workforce Development, holds an M.A. in Arts Administration, and is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and Actors’ Equity Association.
TOM GRIFFIN (Musical Director/Conductor) is a nationally recognized musical director and conductor. Recent productions: Bonnie & Clyde, Once On This Island, Oliver!, It Happened One Christmas, Peter & The Starcatcher, Elf – The Musical and A Christmas Carol: The Musical at Pioneer Theatre Company; Ragtime, 13 – The Musical, the West Coast and Los Angeles premieres of The Last Five Years, Sweet Charity, Sweeney Todd, and The Music Man; the West Coast premiere of The Spitfire Grill; Annie, West Side Story, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Bye Bye Birdie; the national tour of My Fair Lady for Theatre of The Stars; and Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s productions of Disney’s Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol: The Musical, Peter Pan, and A Christmas Memory. Awards: Broadway revival of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Los Angeles premiere), Garland Award Best Musical Direction; and Side Show (Los Angeles premiere), Los Angeles Drama Critics Award Best Musical Direction. Tom was the musical conductor of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on two National Tours.
NATALIE MALOTKE (Choreographer) is delighted to be back at Pioneer! Past PTC: Sweet Charity, Fiddler, Newsies and Oliver! Other credits: Joy: A New True Musical (Off-Bway); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Broadway and National Tour); Candide at Carnegie Hall; and I Married an Angel at City Center—all
WHO’S WHO
alongside Joshua Bergasse; Mystic Pizza at La Mirada; Little Dancer at Lincoln Center; and Really Rosie at City Center. Regional work at Theatre Aspen, New London Barn, Weston Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Music Theatre, Northern Stage, and the national tour of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live. Industrial and corporate creation for Nickelodeon, CoComelon, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Target. TV Choreo: SNL. Faculty at Penn State University and Broadway Dance Center. Gratitude to Karen, Melinda, and this Waitress family! SDC member. @nataliemalotke
YOON BAE (Scenic Design) Previous designs at PTC: The Messenger, Once, Scapin, Once On This Island, and The Lehman Trilogy. International highlights: Don Giovanni (Welsh National Opera), Candide (Tokyo), Three Thousand Troubled Threads (Edinburgh International Festival), Picasso’s Women (Ambassador Theatre Group), Running the Silk Road (Barbican Theatre), The Full Monty, Closer (Seoul Arts Center). USA highlights: A Little Night Music (Barrington Stage Company, Winner: BTCAA Outstanding Scenic Design), The Importance of Being Earnest (Arizona Theatre Company, winner AriZoni: Best Set and Costume), Disconnect (San Jose Rep, Winner: Bay Area Theatre Critics Award: Best Set Design), Actors Theatre of Louisville, TheatreSquared), La Mama, NYC, San Diego Rep, CA. Yoon is Associate Professor at UNCSA, and a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829, Wingspace Theatrical Design, Society of British Theatre Designers, and British Equity. yoonbae.com
PATRICK HOLT (Costume Design) Patrick’s costume design work has been seen on stages across the country, including The Guthrie Theater, The Milwaukee Rep, The Kansas City Rep, Playmakers Rep, Pioneer Theater Company, The Arizona Repertory Theater, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Moscow State Theater, The Old Globe Theater, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and The American Dance Festival. He has also worked both on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions for the Public Theater and The John Houseman Theater in NYC. Film and Television works includes projects with HBO, CBS, The A&E Network, World of Wonder, and CBS. Holt is also a professor at the University of Arizona, where he heads the costume design program.
PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design) Previously at Pioneer: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, In the Heights, A Few Good Men, Much Ado About Nothing, I Hate Hamlet, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Cagney, Mamma Mia!, Sweeney Todd, Ass. Internationally, Paul’s work has been seen on stage at the Stratford Festival, London’s West End, Vienna, Teatro alla Scala (Milan), South Africa, China, Manila, Iceland and São Paulo. On Broadway, he has designed 5 musicals and been the Associate/ Assistant on 22 others. 20+ designs Off Broadway and for City Center Encores, 19 National Tours (Hairspray currently). Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Ballet, Arizona Theatre Company, The Old Globe, Dallas Theatre Center, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Asolo Rep, ACT, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed, and others. Television: Evil (CBS & Paramount+), Live from Lincoln Center, 23 Netflix specials, and the internationally televised New Year’s Eve Celebration from Times Square (for 25 years).
AARON HUBBARD (Sound Design) is enjoying his 17th season with Pioneer Theatre Company in sound mix and design. His favorite productions have been Sting’s The Last Ship, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Next to Normal, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Aaron teaches sound production and recording at Weber State University, and in his spare time he records and produces music. His favorite star is his wife, Melissa, who puts up with all the late theatre nights.
NATALIA CASTILLA (Hair & Makeup Design) is a proud SLC native and NYC-based designer and wigmaker. Broadway: Purpose (Assoc. Design). Off-Broadway/ Regional: The Shed, Northlight Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Majestic Repertory Theatre. Other artist credits include work for: Saturday Night Live, Cirque du Soleil, Lincoln Center Theater’s productions of McNeal, Uncle Vanya, and Flex, plus national tours of The Phantom of the Opera and To Kill a Mockingbird. She holds a BFA from SUU. www.natraqdesign.com
SARAH SHIPPOBOTHAM (Intimacy Choreographer) is an actor, dialect coach, intimacy consultant, and Professor in Acting, and Dialects at the University of Utah. Sarah trained as a Voice and Dialect Coach at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Sarah has been the Dialect Coach on innumerable productions for PTC and she has acted for the company
in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Crucible. She has also acted in three seasons for Utah Shakespeare Festival. She is thrilled to be working with Melinda Pfundstein for the fourth time!
BOB CLINE (Casting) is the founder of Bob Cline Casting in New York. He has cast film, TV, commercials, over 75 national tours, and numerous regional theaters across the country and has been associated with the casting for PTC for many years. Cline is currently a proud faculty member in Pace University’s theatre program, in charge of the senior BFA musical theatre majors. He is the Associate Director of Broadway Artists Alliance, enjoys working with The Open Jar Institute, and often teaches through The Growing Studio and The Actor’s Loft.
JAMES O. HANSEN* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his second season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: Joseph… Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer, A Christmas Carol, and Flashdance (starring Julia Macchio) at The Gateway Playhouse. James earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management from Dean College. Special thanks to his Mom, Family, and Ostie for their love and support! DHH.
ANNA K. RAINS* (Assistant Stage Manager) First show at Pioneer! Touring: Mrs. Doubtfire, Blue Man Group, The Phantom of the Opera, An American in Paris. Immersive: The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience (Netflix/ Shondaland). Las Vegas: Blue Man Group. Regional: The Muny, Tuacahn, North Carolina Theatre, Juilliard, Gateway, Virginia Rep. Proud NC State University alum. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, and the dogs at home.
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THEATRE COMPANY (PTC) Now celebrating its 63rd season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre company and a leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Adrian Budhu, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society, and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah. Notable productions include the regional premieres of Les Misérables, Sting’s The Last Ship, and Frank Wildhorn’s The Count of Monte Cristo, as well as the world premieres of Shucked (the first-ever Broadway tryout in Utah), A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, The Messenger by Jeff Talbott, and Ass by Ellen Simon. For more information, visit PioneerTheatre.org.
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EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) Founded in 1933, AEA represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actor’s Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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Emergency Exits are indicated to your right and left in the theatre. Please identify the exit closest to your seat location in case an emergency occurs.
Videotaping, photographing, or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. This includes photos taken by phone.
SMART WATCHES, CELL PHONES, AND CAMERAS ARE DISRUPTIVE; even when set on silent or vibrate, they may disrupt wireless sound equipment. Please leave your electronics in the car, or turn them off entirely while in the theatre.
TEXTING is disturbing to the actors and your fellow audience members. Do not text during the performance.
If you might need to be reached during a performance, leave your exact seat location with the box office. The number for emergency calls is 801-581-6963.
We have a hearing assistance system that allows our hardof-hearing patrons to sit in any seat in the house. Collateral required; inquire at coat check.
We welcome all persons. Those with special requirements should request assistance in advance.
Refreshments are not permitted in the auditorium, but are available in the main floor lobby pre-show, and during intermission. Bottled water and approved PTC drink containers are allowed in the theatre.
University of Utah is a non-smoking campus, both inside and outside all buildings.
Evening performances are at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Please avoid arriving after curtain time. To avoid disturbing other patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. This policy has been instituted at the request of many of our patrons.
Season ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another performance of the same play by notifying the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date. Tickets are non-refundable.
You may donate your tickets, helping yourself and Pioneer Theatre Company. If you are unable to attend a production, make a tax-deductible gift of your tickets to the Theatre so that we may re-sell them. Call the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date.
The Patron Services staff will serve you from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. During the run of a show, the box office is open extended hours Monday through Saturday.
No children under age 5 are admitted to performances.
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Board of Trustees
Chairman – Lamont Richardson | Vice Chair – TBD
Budget Chair - Scott H. Verhaaren | Development Chair - Michael J. Tonkin | Marketing Chair – Jeff Paris | Outreach Chair – TBD
Karen Azenberg
Sandi Behnken
G. Marsden Blanch, MD
Drew W. Browning
Adrian Budhu
Dhiraj Chand
Scott Christofferson
Chris DuVal
Andrea Golding
Heidi Hall
Laura Holleman
Sandra Hollins
Angelica Matinkhah
Michele Mattsson
Mitzi Montoya, PhD
Margaret Patterson Sargent
John Scheib, PhD
Catherine W. Stringham
Amy Wadsworth
Mindy Young
Emeritus
A. Scott Anderson
Edward F. Bates
William H. Child
Paul Durham
Spencer F. Eccles
Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers
President - Amy Wadsworth | President Elect - Anne S. Gray
Vice President - TBD | Secretary - Anne Neeley | Treasurer - Glen Clayburn
Corporate, Foundation and Public Support
David E. Gee
Kathie Horman
Dan Lofgren
Kevin R. Murray
David R. Peterson
Harris H. Simmons
J. Douglas Whisenant
Pioneer Theatre Company is pleased to recognize the many businesses, foundations, public institutions, and corporate sponsors that support our mission. Thank you for your generous contributions.
Public Support
Salt Lake City Arts Council
Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks Fund
Utah Division of Arts and Museums
Presenting Sponsors
($50,000 and above)
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Zions Bank
Executive Producers
($25,000 - $49,999)
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Dominion Energy
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Steiner Foundation, Inc.
Producers ($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Beesley Family Foundation
Burton Lumber +
Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Foundation
Haynie & Company
Pioneer Theatre Guild
The Boyer Company
W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust
Benefactors ($5,000 - $9,999)
B.W. Bastian Foundation
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
S.J. Quinney College of Law
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
Robert and Barbara Patterson
Family Memorial Foundation
Terramerica Corp.
U of U Health, Department of Otolaryngology
Director’s Club ($2,500 – $4,999)
John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
PwC
Riverton Music
Rural Heath Management Corp.
Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation
Associates ($1,000 - $2499)
Nothing Bundt Cakes SLC Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation
Smith and Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation
General Partners (up to $999)
Asher Adams Hotel + Balanced Body Therapeutic Massage + Beans and Brew + Caputo’s Market and Deli + Copper Onion + Cosset Bath and Body + Current Fish and Oyster + Delta Airlines Foundation
Dillard’s Fashion Place + Divine Skin +
Hatch Family Chocolates + Hogle Zoo +
Special Gifts
Kings English Bookshop + Kneaders Bakery + Natural History Museum of Utah + New York Life Foundation Night Lights Event + Nordstrom City Creek + Olive & Coca Outlet + Prime IV Hydration and Wellness + Red Butte Garden + RubySnap + Ryan Smith Organization + Salt Lake Golf Lounge + Shell Oil Company Foundation
SLC Med Spa + Stillwell Spa + Swig + Thanksgiving Point + The Kura Door + The Ninigret Foundation
The Pie Pizza + Tracy Aviary + Tsunami + UtahPresents +
Utah Symphony and Opera + U of U Campus Store +
Gifts to capital projects, artistic programming, and endowments secure the future of Pioneer Theatre Company. The donors listed are recognized for their important contributions to sustaining and enhancing artistic excellence.
Meldrum Theatre Project
Sandi Behnken
IJ & Jeanné Wagner Charitable Foundation
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Lee and Audrey Hollaar
The Lofgren Family
Meldrum Foundation
Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill
Nancy and George Melling
W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust
Zions Bank
Event Sponsors & Table Donors
Anonymous (1)
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Drew W. Browning
Adrian Budhu and Christopher LaChapelle, MD
BW Productions
Lisa and Tom Carhart
Boyer Company
Anne Cullimore Decker
Every Blooming Thing
Fuel Marketing
Gardner Group
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Harris and Amanda Simmons
Haynie & Company
Hank & Pat Hemingway
Laura Holleman
Charles and Kathie Horman
Lisa and David Kieda
The Lofgren Family
Angelica Matinkhah
Provost Mitzi Montoya, PhD
Linda and Gregory Keller
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
Margaret Patterson Sargent
Michael Tonkin and Roxanne Silva
Simmons Family Foundation
S.J. Quinney College of Law
Katie and Ned Stringham
Supreme Source
Riverton Music
University Of Utah CFA
University of Utah Advancement
Utah Food Services
Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson
Julie Simmons Watkins Zions Bank
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Outreach Support
Salt Lake County TRCC
Bireley Endowment
Bireley Foundation
Carlson-Mattsson-Wilson Endowment
Melinda and Michael Fowler
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
In Memory of Augie Mericola
Karen Azenberg
David Driggs
Gregory Hatch
Susan Heiner
Deonn Henderson
Debra Hoyt
Stephen and Cindy Jacobs
Lynn Kestle
Jack Mark
Leslie Peterson
David Peterson
Susan Stevens
Bonnie Walsh
Lino Endowment
Chris Lino & Colleen Lindstrom
Wanda and Carvel Mattsson
Memorial Endowment
Melinda and Michael Fowler
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
William Vogel
Judy Watts Brady Endowment
Drew W. Browning
Meldrum Foundation Endowment
Christopher and Jenette Meldrum
Catherine Meldrum
Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael
Endowed Performance Award
Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation
Annual Fund Support from Individuals
Pioneer Memorial Theatre Endowment
Melissa Alexander
Patricia C. and Rainer Dahl
PTC True Endowment
Roger and Sara Boyer
Peter and Susan Stevens
Endowment
Susan and Peter Stevens
Robin M. Woods Legacy Endowment
George Q. Morris Foundation
Most individual donors to PTC choose to support the general work of the company. There are also opportunities to contribute gifts of $5,000 or more to specific productions or projects. For more information call 801-581-6960.
Producers (15,000 and above)
Anonymous G. Marsden Blanch
Drew W. Browning In Memory of Judy Watts Brady
Cathie Meldrum
Harris Simmons*
Individual Sponsors
($5,000 - $14,999)
Anonymous
Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Beesley
Sandi Behnken
Ken and Tina Burton
Dr. JC and Jodi Cheney
Henry and Pat Hemingway
Lee and Audrey Hollaar
Laura Holleman
Kathie and Chuck Horman
Jim and Irene Huber
Lynda Jacobsen
Bruce and Maxine Johnson
Linda J. Leckman
Roger and Mary Lowe
David and Donna Lyon
Jeff Paris
Katie and Ned Stringham
Michael Tonkin and Rosanne Silva
Paul R. and Sandra J. Weider
Director’s Club ($2,500 – $4,999)
Anonymous
Marcy Barlow
Margarita Brothers In Memory of Art Brothers
Adrian Budhu and Christopher LaChapelle, MD
Mark and Kelly Capone
Tim and Candace Dee
Susan F. Fleming
Sandra E. Geary
David E. and Sherrie Gee
Susan Stoddard Heiner and Blake T. Heiner
Jim and Irene Huber
Bruce and Maxine Johnson
Dale A. and Rachel B. Kimball
Richard Koehn and Sheryl Scott Charitable Fund
Robert Lence and Bianca DeMasi
Jayne Luke
David and Donna Lyon
Michael Marriott
Angelica Matinkhah
David and Nickie McDowell
Nancy and George D. Melling
Gregory and Cynthia Phillips
Lamont and Carly Richardson
Margaret Patterson Sargent
Alice Steiner
Shawna S. Stewart
In Memory of Ronald G. Stewart
Stan and Jill Vandertoolen
Linda Van Orden
Liz and Joseph Veltri
Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson
Associates ($1,000 - $2,499)
Anonymous (3)
Christine A. Allred
Kent Anderson and Kate Della-Piana
Marcy Barlow, In Honor of Stephen Barlow
Jane W. Bebb
Mary Anne Berzins
Kenneth and Karen Brewster
Ann and Darryl Butt
John D’Arcy
Paul and Maren Durham
Liz and Rob Ence
Sarah George and Richard Ford
Bob and Mary Gilchrist
Cheryl and Willem Groot
Robert and Marcia Harris
Nancy Melich and J. Alexander Hemphill
Dixie and Robert Huefner
Larry Josie and Pat Fleming
Greg Hatch and Terry Kogan+
Paul Kriekard
Ronald and Danece Mangone
Ted and Shirley Marakis
Theresa Martinez
Stephen and Sandy Morgan
Brenda Mueggenborg
Serge and Maura Olzanskyj
Teresa Ota and Peter Novak
In Memory of Rose Novak
Steve and Alisa Parks
Zoe and Lon Richardson, Jr.
Harold and Debbie Rust
Harris H. Simmons
Ralph and Kayleen Simmons
A.J. and Leah Smith
Dr. Brent and Janette Sonnenberg
Susan Dolan Stevens and Peter Stevens
Robert Tadje
Angels ($500 - $999)
Anonymous (2)
Jon K. and Darlene Alley
Susan Allred
Cheryl Anderson
John and Linda Ashton
Karen Azenberg
Jim and Martha Bale
Jerry Borrowman
Randy and Suzan Buchmiller
Doug and Barbara Campbell
Renee Christensen
Glen Clayburn +
Mac Dalgleish
Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker
Shellie and Eric Eide
Chesley and Amy Erickson
Melinda M. Fowler
Dorothy Foster
Dennis and Sherrie Gardner
Julie and Devon Glenn
Heidi and David Hall
C. David Hansen
Anne Harper
Ronald and Vicki Hauben
Richard Hirschi
Elliot J. Hulet
In Honor of Pat Hemingway
Elise Hutchings
In Memory of Paul Hutchings
Amy Haselhorst and Richard Irons
Barbara Ivey
In Memory of Gresh Ivey
Randy and Liz Jensen
Russel R. and Jane T. King
The Kohlburn Family
Jean Kurumada
In Memory of Kevin Kurumada
Louise Lochhead
Chris J. Lino and Colleen Lindstrom
Uri Loewenstein and Elizabeth Tashjian
Benjamin Wilson and Michele Mattsson
Bradley Mayeda
Mary McCarthey
Lynn C. Miller
Ashley and Brett Neilson
Brenda and William Nibley
Ross Owen and Larry Herndon
Dinesh and Kalpana Patel
David and Elodie Payne
Chris and Tera Peterson
Wayne and Robyn Petty
Frank and Patricia Pignanelli
Thomas Quam
Barbara S. and John S. Reid
Donald Glenn Ricart
Bradley Rich and Dr. Erika Lloyd
Lou Ann Stevens
Paige St. Jeor
William and Saundra Stone
Tom and Marsha Swegle
Robert and Marsha Tadje
Herta Teitelbaum
Cindy and Mark Vernon
Judith Warner
Peter and Adrienne Watkins
Kathy Weiler
Julia and Hugh West
Tod ane Mary Young
Patrons ($250 - $499)
Anonymous (3)
Craig and Joanna Adamson
Dr. Jeffrey Adamson +
Dominic and Virginia Albo
Eric and Judy Anderson
Richard Anderson
Dan and Mary Arnow
Philip and Sara Baese
D.L. Bailey
Lonnie and Jill Baskett
Lora Beth Brown
Bernice Callahan
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Robin Campbell
Kristi Deffner +
Wilma and Willie Dolowitz
Cindy and Warren Driggs +
Drs. Richard and Ann Engar
Kathy and Dane Finerfrock
Maryann and Don Garner
Dennis Gassman In Memory of Carolyn Gassman
Anne S. Gray
Cynthia and William Grua
Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon
Francis and Joan Hanson
Janet and Ric Harnesberger
Janet Harnsberger
Ingo and Mary Henningsen
Darris and Gail Howe
Kevin Higgins and Leslie Peterson
Sally Hoffelmeyer-Katz
Jason L. Hoggan
John and Carol Huffman
Karen P. Hyde
In Honor of Karen Azenberg
Michele and Dave Jenson
Dr. Richard Keller
Ann Kelsey
Larry and Karen Kraiss
Jeffrey and Jana Kuhn
Guttorm and Claudia Landro
Richard Scott Lemons
Louise Lochhead
Katy and Joel Macey
Darcia Mallory–Gordon
Sue Marquardt
George Maxwell In Memory of Shannon
Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae Maxwell
Carol Spackman Moss
Peggy Newman
Amanda Norton and Jim Jacobs
Tim and Lynda Orton
Nathan and Jennifer Pace
Sonja Penttila
Karen F. Peterson
Nancy and Jerry Pitstick
Carol Prince and Janet Sparks
Roger and Susan Pyper
Donald Glenn Ricart
Glenn Ricart and Patricia Guenther
Janet Rogers
Gary G. Sackett & Toni Marie Sutliff
Edward Schmidt
Kenneth G. Shelley
Nancy and Ervin Trapa
Wayne and Carol Welninski
Henry Whiteside
Isaiah Wright +
Nancy G. Woodward
Contributors ($50 - $249)
Anonymous (11)
Mons Aase
Carolyn Abravanel
Denise Anders*
David S. Anderson
Patrice M. Arent
Paul and Cheryl Argyle
John and Linda Ashton
Kim and Michelle Ashton
Tobin Atkinson
Leonard Audey
Bryan and Tina Bagley
Grant and Margaret Bagley
Allen L. Barbieri
Bryce Barker
Stephen Barker
Mary Barnes
Kathleen E. Bayn
Sharlene Beck
Nancy J. Behnken
Reed and Jeanne Benson
Anonymous In Memory of Earle Robert Bevins III
Dwight and Gerri Bishop
Wendy Blankenship
Edward & Patricia Bonheur
Mary Borromeo and Dean Stephens
Wesley Brady
Janet Fine
Alyce and Frank Brannan
Margie and Kendall Brown
Adrian Budhu
Jace Bunting
John and Andrea Burke
Leeaine Welch Burnett
Tamara Burnside
Sharon and Joseph Butler
Brad and Leslie Campbell
Martin Caravati and Wanda Updike
Carolyn Carey
Nancy Challed and Steven Winitzky
David Chambers
Mike Chew
Tim and Kevin Chism-Bakker
Ray and Bobbie Christiansen
Carlyle and Shanna Clarke
Patricia and John Clay
Cathy Cornell and Karen Skinner
Cara David
Rebecca Wing Davis
Robert Diehl
Robert and Sue Dintelman
John Doane
Geoff Doiron
Joyce and Jack Dolcourt
Anne and Sandy Dolowitz
Terrell and Paul Dougan
Carrie and Randy Drown
Brett and Brenda Duval
David Dynak In Honor of PTC Leadership, past and present
Laurel Eisinger
Anne Elliot
Walter and Gloria Elston
Mark E. Elwood
Lars and Susan Erickson
Sarah Farr
Damon and Brenda Fedor
Lou Jean Flint
Dianne Franz
Ronald Q. Frederickson
Carolyn C. Fredin
Judy Friedman
Don Gale
Lynda Geddes
Jordan Gerton and Brenda Mann In Honor of K.L. Alberts
Marc and Carol Gentner
Lisa and Jeremy Getson
Chuck and Jorga Giambusso*
Bill and Carol Gordon
Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur
Bill and Carol Gephardt
Edwina Green
Dr. and Mrs. John Greenlee
Dan Sommers and MJ Gregoire
Kenneth and Maria Hardwick
Craig Hatch
Patti Hendricks
Robert and Tina Herman
Duane Hill
Shelley Hill-Worthen
Victoria and John Hoagland
Michael and Katherine Hodkin
Mari K. Hoidal
Debra Hoyt
Doreane Jarmin
Susan Jarvis
Elaine B. Jensen
Jerrold and Marjorie Jensen
Karen and Fred Johnsen
Melinda and Kevin Johnson
Robert and Lorna Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Kathy Jorgensen
Martin Kearl
Mr. Gail Kelsey
Saeid Zoomat Kermani*
Susan Kohler and Stephen Proser
Carolyn and Peter Kowalchik
Julie Kramer
Denise Lachapelle
Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake
Randall Woodrow Lalonde
Kent and Denise Landvatter
Harvey C. and Janice Lansing
Evelyn and James Lee
Howard and Nancy Lemcke
Anna and Claude LePendu
Giavonni Lewis
Steve and Karin Liimatta
Jennifer and Bert Lopansri
Anne and Howard Lowe
Diane Luke
Sarah E. Luskin
Edward Lyons
Rachel Mabey
Bonnie R. Macfarlane
Jane Macfarlane
Susan Madden
Gary and Ruth Manville
Erica Marken
Michael and Mary Mattsson In Memory of Ken Burton
Kristen McElwain
Patricia and Daniel Meldrum
Angela and Christopher Merrill
Elliott Merrill
Paul Mitchell
Peggy Montrone
James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist
Michelle Murday
Michael E. Nash
Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene
Dr. John and Jennifer Newman
Jill A. Nutting
Patti O’Keefe
Kathi Ohlson
Julie Olson
Tim and Lynda Orton
Elissa and Bill Oshinsky
Helen Patterson
Dennis and Kathy Polster
Angie Pymm +
Margaret and Stanley Rajski
Askel Peterson and Rebecca Raybould
Richard D. Reinhold
Talia Ricci
Kathleen C. and D. Michael Rodman
Genevieve Maire Rosol
Sidney Rudolph
Rachel Sabin
Rachel and Adrew Sackett
Carolyn Sanders
Robert and Karen Sawyer
Sarah W. Schueller
Susan Schulman
C. Duwayne and Alice Schmidt
Eric Schoenbaum
Anna Schoening In Memory of Bill King
Ann Shaw
Maureen Shields
Randy and Deb Skeen
Robert and Margaret Sloan
Tani and Martin Smihula
Margaret Smoot
G. and A. Spencer
Luann Spendlove
Stu Stanek
Jan Stirrat
Zach Stolarsky
William and Saundra Store
Annie and Cory Strupp
Barbara Svee
Jennifer E. Swenson
Arthur Swindle
Paul G. Tarver
Yvonne B. Thele
Marie Thompson
Michael Toth In Honor of Joe and Barbara Bentley
David Vergobbi and Anne RiordanVergobbi
Dave and Barb Viskochil
Stefanie Voigt
Perry and Margie Walters
Kenneth Ward
Lynne and Mark Ward
Larsen Watts
Elaine and Joe Weis
Martha Westman
Brian R. Wilkin
Stephanie Willis
Cissy Wolff and Ron Sawdey
Joan Wong
Betty and Frank Yanowitz
Mindy Young
Stuart and Barbara Young
Connie Zaccheo
The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between July 1, 2024 to present. + In-Kind Donation * This donor is recognized at the gift level equal to their donation plus a corporate match. Make your gift go further: Check to see if your company has a matching gift program. If you have any changes or questions regarding your program listing, please call 801-585-3196.
A NOTE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dear Friends and Fellow Theatre Lovers, I’m delighted to welcome you to the Utah Premiere of Waitress!
This uplifting and inspiring musical is the perfect finale to our 63rd season—a season marked by powerful performances, bold storytelling, and the unwavering support of our incredible community. As we bring this chapter to a close, we’re filled with anticipation for what’s to come in Season 64, beginning this September. We hope you share our excitement for the season ahead—a vibrant lineup of productions that will inspire, provoke thought, and delight. We look forward to welcoming you back to the theatre for another unforgettable year of storytelling and artistry.
As we celebrate the culmination of this remarkable season, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone who helped make our Annual Theatre Lives Here Gala on April 26 such a tremendous success. It was a joyful and memorable evening celebrating the incredible legacy and enduring impact of the Simmons Family Foundation and the unwavering support of the
Pioneer Theatre Guild. We’re deeply grateful to our sponsors, guests, and every individual who made the night so special. It was a true celebration of community, theatre, and the artform we all love.
As we close this season, I invite you to help ensure the future of PTC by making a donation. Ticket sales cover only a portion of what it takes to bring professional theatre to our stage. Your gift—of any size—helps us continue creating bold productions, nurturing new voices, and making theatre accessible for all.
Thank you for being part of our story, and we look forward to seeing you in September!
With appreciation, Adrian
Budhu
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY STAFF
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Director/
.KAREN AZENBERG
MANAGING DIRECTOR
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development ............ Marc A. Day
Director of Outreach ................ Eric Jackson
Resident Fight Choreographer..... Christopher DuVal
Resident Scenic Designer ........... George Maxwell
Season Artwork ............................ Modern8 Video Editor.
PATRON SERVICES
Sophie White
Patron Services Manager .... Jenifer Christensen
House Manager/Asst. Patron Services .... Nikki Baum
Front of House ........................ Natalie Barela, Victoria Berryhill, Cormac Bywater, Jared Clark, Katie Crabtree, Samanta Cuallo, Greta Czachor, Sandy Detweiler, Ella Frank, Megan Haycock, Yasmine Jensen, Rachel Johnson, Brighton Kidd, Lauren Kitson, Carson Maestas, Christian Maestas, Elijah McCann, Kate Morris, Samuel Neal, Sasha Pinegar, Shaina Runolfson, Caprice Schulte, Talia Thorpe, MaryEl Wells
MILLS PUBLISHING STAFF
Advertising Representatives
Dan Miller, President; Cynthia Bell Snow, Office Administrator; Jackie Medina, Art Director; Ken Magleby, Graphic Design; Patrick Witmer, Web Developer; Paula Bell, Dan Miller
